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14 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

But if it's deemed an emergency you will be treated free of charge.

Partly true, the visit to accident and emergency is free of charges, but if you are admitted to hospital then you pay, see last paragraph

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-nhs-when-you-return-to-live-in-the-uk

2 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

Yes , I remember this ... forgot it later ...

 

They even say : " The visa is renewable every 5 years and the renewal process can be done inside Thailand (requirements for the visa renewal still apply). "

 

I thought it is renewable just once after the first 5 yrs have passed ... but , may be it's kind of a typo ... ?

Yes it is a 10 year visa, renewed once after 5 years. then i presume you need to sort something else out, as this visa only started in 2016, none will have held it 10 years yet

4 minutes ago, CANSIAM said:

Have not read that anywhere regarding the 3M  1 year prior to applying.....

IT seems to vary Siam Legal shows money needs to be in bank for 1 year before applying  https://www.siam-legal.com/thailand-visa/5-year-thai-retirement-visa.php

I did mine in London, the money had only been in for 3 months,

20 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

Yes , it is . At least in Phang Nga office .

I had it confirmed somewhere ( not remember now ... ) , but they do it from within Thailand if an original ' O ' type visa , or even a tourist visa , or an extension of it , already exists and is still valid .

( We had this discussion last year already , when I was told by the IO that I can upgrade from within Thailand )

I tried 2 years ago to get an O-X inside Thailand, and was told by CW that it was not possible, to do inside Thailand but maybe they have changed

I gave up trying to use smart queue, and just turned up, took a thai speaker with me,  about 4 months ago, they gave me an appointment a month later, then they were closed for a month, with no one answering the telephone, i turned up with expired appointment card last month, they let me in,  and i came out with a 2 year license about an hour later. its best if you take a Thai speaker with you, if you can not speak Thai, not  much english spoke there, dont forget to wear trousers shorts are not allowed in, plenty of signs warning you.

10 minutes ago, placeholder said:

It seems you misread the article

"Death rates among the unvaccinated are significantly higher.

For people aged over 80, the unvaccinated have a death rate of 125.4 per 100,000 compared to the vaccinated 54.9 per 100,000 in the past four weeks.

For 70-79 the gap is even wider, with the unvaccinated death rate at 103.8 per 100,000 compared to 16.2 for the vaccinated."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/revealed-thousands-of-double-jabbed-over-50-s-have-died-in-the-last-4-weeks-190548036.html

I was not talking about the over 80s, just pointing out an article about the 

9 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Anti vaxxers aren't much for details.  Just read the title and go with it.

Bit touchy hit a nerve?,  i'm not an anti vaxxer, infact i have been double jabbed and over 50

On 10/24/2021 at 1:45 PM, RJRS1301 said:

The current one will be replaced by one with a new mutations/variants, as is being seen in Spain, Africa and part of Euro.

This will continue for several years, and booster vaccinations will be required.

Cases will surge and deaths will continue especially in the unvaxxed communities, and in vaccine poor nations

it seem the over 50's vaxxxed have a higher death rate than unvaxxed in UK

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/revealed-thousands-of-double-jabbed-over-50-s-have-died-in-the-last-4-weeks-190548036.html

36 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Two different issues; Covid insurance that everyone needs, and the health insurance required for Non O-A  visa.

It seems confusing for sure ,the London embassy shows, the following for all people entering, in the past it specifically stated covid cover

Foreigners need to provide health insurance with a minimum treatment coverage of 50,000 USD or equivalent in any other currencies.

, elsewhere on the site it says all Thailand pass applications are not done by the embassy, but in Thailand

(Remarks The “Thailand Pass” will be approved by the central authorities in Thailand NOT the Royal Thailand Embassy.

As the pass system starts today, we will soon see,

On 2/7/2021 at 8:09 AM, Pattaya Spotter said:

There is no residence certificate required to buy or register a vehicle.

I was told by a main dealer i needed the resident certificate, so they could  register the car in my name maybe a different dealer might tweak the criteria

Just had a look at TG website, and a lot of the lhr-bkk flights and return go via Hong kong/brussels etc a few seem direct, maybe just me putting in wrong details

I should have added after you have deleted previous attempts, you need to change the dates as there may be previous attempts(even months ago) that you can not see on the default time

When you said ditched,  did you go into your previous attempts and delete them from the system, make sure you go back and delete all attempts, then log out and clear all your cookies/cache, a, nd try again.

1 hour ago, Salerno said:

555 just edited to say it's confusing; the site layout is shocking so it doesn't help. If anyone would know it would be you, didn't it state 400/40K for O-A before?

 

I am sure it did state 400/40k 2 years ago when i got my visa, otherwise how would i have known how much insurance was needed, though i went for ox, the medical requirements were the same, but i agree it can be read differently, time will tell

2 minutes ago, Mango Bob said:

I have an O/A visa with a Thai wife.  I got it last year and was told when this first came out a number of months ago by the immigrations department that it doesn't effect me because I am married.  I do hope this is true.  I know others with an O/A marriage who do not need the insurance.  I wish I could get some good answers.

 

There is no such visa as an OA marriage, OA visas are retirement visas, there is a non o marriage and a non o retirement, as well as an ox retirement visa

See here for the list of approved insurers from Thailand https://longstay.tgia.org/home/companiesoa

once you reach 60 or thereabouts you need a full medical for them to accept you, this is done by a hospital of their  choice, 

It seem

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It seems pretty light on the small detail, you have always been able to use a foreign policy for the insurance, but only for the initial 2 years after that you had to use a Thai insurer from an approved list, to me it seems unlikely that you only need the 3 million for the first year then 400 000 would do for the following years, guess we will see in time, perhaps the non o retirement is the better option 

If you are not married then the mother has sole rights over the child, your name on the birth certificate is not enough, you need to legitimize the child, either marry the mother, do it through the court, or easiest by going through the Amphore you need the mothers agreement going this way

Currently 6 weeks to renew passport

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-passport-office/about-our-services#processing-times-in-the-uk

1 hour ago, jackdd said:

With the elite visa you have to apply for an extension every year at immigration and pay 1900, just as if you applied for a marriage extension. You just don't need any money seasoned and fewer documents.

You only need to go to immigration and pay the 1900 baht at immigration if you have not left Thailand during the year, 

I thought this was only an idea, but the upshot will be everyone just switches to non o retirement

The tow hitch fitted was about 9000 baht, the buzz rack 13000 for 2 bikes, took them a few hours to do. but seems perfect(well for the month i have had it)

I just had a buzz rack fitted to a forrester, it was for 2 bikes cost about 25 000 fitted with tow bar, it was cheaper than a swedish thules which was  50 000 baht

http://buzzrack.com/our-products/.  i'll see if i can find the shop it was in bangkok, or just google

It looks as if you would need to be married or unmarried partner (this means living together  for 2 years as a married couple) , have a read

https://www.gov.uk/family-permit/apply-joining-person-of-northern-ireland

You do not have to be married But one of the conditions is

• You have met in person and have lived together in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least 2 years;